20 years ago today, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant won their second straight championship after the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-96, in Game 5 of the 2001 NBA Finals. Shaq earned his second consecutive trophy as the Finals' Most Valuable Player, while the Lakers made history by completing the NBA postseason with a best-ever 15-1 record (that one loss being to the Sixers in Game 1 of the Finals)...which remains unbeaten today.
We'll see what the Lakers do during their off-season to regain championship form before the 2021-'22 NBA season starts this October. LeBron James changing his jersey number back to '6' (which is the number he wore during the Olympics and when he played for the Miami Heat) is a good start... Maybe. Happy Tuesday!
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